Mineral: Tellurium in Chalcedony
Locality: Kawazu Mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Dimensions: 49 x 31 x 26 mm

Description: Silvery veins of native Tellurium to 2 mm thick are swirled through the buff-colored chalcedony matrix on this unusual Japanese specimen. No damage.

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